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EPA Policy and Technology Committee Meets on Watershed Management, Commercialization of Biofuels

Release Date: 12/13/2006
Contact Information: Dave Ryan, (202) 564-4355 / ryan.dave@epa.gov

(Washington, D.C. - Dec. 13, 2006) The National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and Technology (NACEPT), an independent advisory committee, will meet on future recommendations to EPA on various issues, including: (1) the watershed approach to water pollution; and (2) sustainable development and commercialization of biofuels.

NACEPT advises the EPA Administrator on a broad range of environmental policy, technology and management issues. Council members include representatives from academia, industry, non-governmental organizations, and state, local, and tribal governments. The Web site address is: epa.gov/ocem/nacept


WHAT: NACEPT will hold a public meeting to discuss sustainable water infrastructure, environmental stewardship, cooperative conservation, energy and the environment, environmental technology, and environmental indicators.

WHEN: Thursday, Dec. 14, 2006, 8:30 a.m. - 6 p.m. EST
Friday, Dec. 15, 2006, 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. EST

WHERE: The Madison Hotel (Dolley Madison Room)
1177 15^th Street NW (15^th & M Streets)
Washington, D.C. 20005
(202) 862-1600

Metro:
Take orange/blue line to McPherson, use Vermont Avenue, White House exit, walk 3 blocks north on 15^th to M Street.